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Before Windrush

West Indians in Britain

ISBN-13: 9781912662296

Contributor(s): Asher Hoyles (author), Martin Hoyles (author)

Subjects: Biography: Historical, Political & Military

Publisher: Hansib Publications

Publisher Imprint: Hansib Publications

Publication Date: 15-10-2020

Format: Paperback

Availability: In stock

£9.99

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About the book

West Indians have been coming to Britain for over 300 years, so the arrival of around 500 Caribbean passengers on the Empire Windrush in 1948 was not new. This book records twenty-eight early West Indian immigrants, such as Norman Manley, Learie Constantine, Una Marson and C.L.R. James, but also less well-known figures like the model Fanny Eaton, nurse Annie Brewster, footballer Andrew Watson and airman Billy Strachan. Their stories are interspersed with Asher's passionate poems.

Before Windrush

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